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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Our View: Where is the public on abortion access? The writing is on the wall
The groundswell of support for abortion rights nationwide is forcing reassessment and soul-searching by those in pursuit of restrictions and bans. At least, it should be.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars
Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Sen. Collins was lone Republican to oppose confirmation of Texas judge who’ll rule on abortion pill
But her critics point out that Matthew Kacsmaryk would likely be an obscure federal judge if the justices she voted to confirm to the Supreme Court had not helped to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Maine Voices: Chilling historical echoes in Supreme Court’s anti-privacy agenda
The erosion of civil liberties, tolerated by the most of the public, was how the Nazi regime took control in Germany.
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PublishedJune 28, 2022
Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills
Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure
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PublishedJune 28, 2022
Young women react with shock, resolve to court’s decision to overturn abortion rights
As some women in their 20s feel they have lost a constitutional right many had taken for granted, Maine law still allows for abortions.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Demonstrators gather in Skowhegan to support abortion rights
Organized by Carly McCabe, 16, the rally on the Margaret Chase Smith Bridges opposes U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion.
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PublishedJune 25, 2022
Waterville demonstrators protest overturn of Roe v. Wade
By late morning, about 30 people carrying signs stood on sidewalks in downtown Waterville, decrying the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying there is recourse: a large voter turnout in the midterm elections.
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PublishedJune 24, 2022
The View From Here: Sen. Collins shares blame for loss of abortion rights
The nominally pro-choice senator played a key role in assembling an extremist Supreme Court.
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